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Graham Smith
CNZM FRSNZ
Smith in 2014
Born
Graham Hingangaroa Smith

1950 (age 73–74)
SpouseLinda Tuhiwai Smith
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
ThesisThe development of kaupapa Maori: theory and praxis (1997)
Academic work
Institutions

Graham Hingangaroa Smith CNZM FRSNZ (born 1950) is a New Zealand Māori academic and educationalist of Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Kahungunu descent. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Career

Smith grew up with his grandmother in the Wairarapa region. He received a scholarship to a private boarding school in Auckland, which led to university and a teaching career.[1]

After a Diploma of Teaching and a PhD at the University of Auckland,[2] he was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori) there for five years. He is now CEO and Vice-Chancellor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.[3] He is also a principal investigator at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.[4]

Awards

In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Smith was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and education.[5] In March 2021, Smith was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, recognising his "research and practice have been foundational to the development of Kaupapa Māori theorizing and 'transforming praxis'".[6]

Personal life

He is married to fellow academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith.[7]

Publications

  • The development of kaupapa Maori: Theory and praxis. 1997.[8]
  • Indigenous struggle for the transformation of education and schooling. 2003.[9]
  • Protecting and respecting indigenous knowledge. Chapter by Smith, Graham Hingangaroa in: Reclaiming Indigenous voice and vision, 2000.[10]
  • Reform and Maori educational crisis: A grand illusion. 1991.[11]
  • "Do you guys hate Aucklanders too?" Youth: voicing difference from the rural heartland. 2002.[12]

References

  1. ^ Perkins, Miki (13 December 2008). "Maori educator still seeks the right answers". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, Graham (1997). The development of kaupapa Maori: theory and praxis (PhD thesis). University of Auckland. hdl:2292/623.
  3. ^ "Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi | Staff Profiles". Wananga.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Professor Graham Smith | Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga". Maramatanga.ac.nz. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ The Public Relations and Marketing Office (9 March 2007). "Eminent Education Leader Appointed to Top Post at Waikato University". Waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  8. ^ Smith, Graham Hingangaroa (1997). The development of kaupapa Maori: theory and praxis (PhD thesis). University of Auckland. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. ^ Smith, Graham Hingangaroa (October 2003). "Indigenous Struggle for the Transformation of Education and Schooling". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.603.1987.
  10. ^ Battiste, Marie Ann, ed. (2000). Reclaiming indigenous voice and vision. AUT Library: UBC Press Vancouver. ISBN 978-0-7748-0745-6. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  11. ^ Smith, Graham Hingangaroa (December 1991). "Reform & Maori Crisis: A Grand Illusion" (PDF). Rangahau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  12. ^ Smith, Linda Tuhiwai; Smith, Graham H.; et al. (April 2002). ""Do you guys hate Aucklanders too?" Youth: voicing difference from the rural heartland". Journal of Rural Studies. 18 (2): 169–178. doi:10.1016/S0743-0167(01)00037-7.


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